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The metaverse threat: 'TV will die with its audience'
Broadcasters are already playing catch-up with online gaming giants, and now on the horizon is the so-called metaverse—a loose term covering the growing ecosystem of interactive online worlds, games and 3D meeting places that are already attracting millions of users
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India now home to record 166 billionaires: Forbes list
There are 26 new Indian billionaires this year. Some on the list for the first time, others old. Read more to find out
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Canada unveils law requiring Big Tech to pay for news
In step with Australia, Canada's 'The Online News Act' comes after more than 450 news outlets have closed in the country since 2008 as digital platforms took over the space
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China reports 20,000 daily Covid-19 cases, most since start of pandemic
Shanghai is at the heart of the virus surge despite being in lockdown
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Twitter to test edit button for subscribed users
Word that the company would start testing an edit feature on Twitter Blue came after newly-named board member Elon Musk conducted an online poll but Twitter says it's been working on it for the past year
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US to announce new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine killings
The sanctions come after an outcry over the discovery of dozens of bodies in civilian clothing in areas from which Russian troops have withdrawn around Ukraine's capital, including the town of Bucha
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Starbucks interim CEO Schultz to suspend share buyback program
Howard Schultz announced Monday he will suspend a share repurchase program as the chain navigates a challenging landscape amid a growing unionization push
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Elon Musk, now the largest shareholder of Twitter
Tesla CEO became its largest shareholder following the purchase of 73.5 million shares or 9.2 percent of common stock, according to a securities filing worth $2.9 billion
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UN to release handbook of 'definitive' climate change solutions
The UN handbook will lay out how societies and economies must transform to ensure a "liveable" future
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Jon Batiste crowned Grammys king with five wins including best album
The winners of all four top Grammys were people of color—a milestone for the Recording Academy, which for years has faced criticism that it disproportionately honored white men
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Ukraine war could be death knell for many British fish and chips shops
After weathering the Brexit and Covid-19 storms, thousands of Britain's fish and chips shops could be sunk by the war in Ukraine